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Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Critical
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Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
PolyphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Filtered water60.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E3303.5%No flag
- Natural flavouring2.5%No flag
- Potassium chloride · E5082.5%No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E3002.5%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2112.5%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Potassium sorbate · E2022.5%No flag
- A preservative2.5%No flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E3852.5%No flag
- Preservative2.5%No flag
- Sodium hexametaphosphate · E452i2.5%No flag
- Preservative2.5%No flag
- Niacin · E3752.5%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1012.5%No flag
- Polyphosphates (E452)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
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Filtered water, sugar, citric acid, natural flavors, potassium chloride, sodium chloride, ascorbic acid, cyanocobalamin, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (a preservative), calcium disodium edta (to protect flavor), sodium hexametaphosphate (to protect flavor), d-calcium pantothenate, niacin, pyridoxine hydrochloride and riboflavin.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PolyphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Sodium ChlorideModerate concern
- D-Calcium PantothenateModerate concern
- Pyridoxine HydrochlorideModerate concern
Alternatives
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